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Teaching Faculty Contract Expiration Anniversary Rally & Press Conference

On February 1, UC-AFT Teaching Faculty marked the one-year anniversary of the expiration of our contract with a virtual rally and press conference. 190 members and allies tuned in to our zoom room and dozens more watched on Facebook Live. Our campaign to secure job stability for Teaching Faculty at UC is strengthening and intensifying. We're building a network of members who are contacting colleagues to invite participation in our campaign.

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UC-AFT Faculty Bargaining Session #31 Zoom October 27, 2020
We Have Ability, We Need Stability!

Our members along with faculty, student and community allies continue to show up to bargaining and give voice to the experiences and values underlying our demands for job stability. Opening comments once again offered an extremely powerful testament to our members’ commitment to our students, to teaching and for a transition to jobs with dignity and security.

“I hope that all of the UCOP representatives here today realize that we are skilled, experienced, talented and passionate educators. We have ability, we need stability. Please, please bring us a legit proposal that we can actually take seriously, and that will provide us job security now.” Caroline Luce, UCLA

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Together We Can! (Video...Super Cool!)

Teaching Faculty at the University of California are working through our union, UC-AFT, toward a more equitable University for faculty and high quality education for students. We're fighting for job stability measures that will allow proven teachers to remain in the classroom and continue to provide excellent instruction.
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Local 1474 Reading Group: Neoliberalism's War on Higher Ed by Henry A. Giroux
Join us on Monday 10/12 to discuss Henry A. Giroux's Neoliberalism's War on Higher Education. This will be the second meeting of our Local 1474 Reading Group, and we'll be discussing Chapters 2 and 3.

If you missed the first meeting but still want to join us, it's not too late! Please email Emily at erose@ucaft.org for Zoom info.

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